Doña Perfecta

Chapter 33

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=sábado= _m_ Saturday. =saber= _t_ know (as fact), know how; come to know; can, have the ability; _m_ knowledge, learning; =sepa usted= let me tell you; =no sé qué= something or other, some ... or other (_but_ =yo no sé quién= I do not know who); =no sé por qué= for some reason or other. =sabiduría= _f_ wisdom, learning, sagacity. =sabio= wise, learned, scientific (man); sage, wise man, learned man, scientist, scholar. =sablazo= _m_ saber-cut. =sable= _m_ saber. =saborear= _t_ relish. =sacar= _t_ extract, get out, get, draw (out) (_from_, =de= _or dat._); discover; =---- de un error= free from an error. =sacerdotal= priestly. =sacerdote= _m_ priest. =saco= _m_ sack (in almost all senses). =sacramento= _m_ sacrament; N =187= 9. =sacrificar= _t_ sacrifice. =sacrificio= _m_ sacrifice. =sacrilegio= _m_ sacrilege. =sacrílego= sacrilegious. =sacristán= _m_ sacristan. =sacristía= _f_ sacristy. =sacro= sacred. =sacudir= _t_ shake, shake off; _r w._ =de= _or_ =de encima= shake off. =saeta= _f_ arrow. =sagaz= sagacious, astute. =sagrado= consecrated, sacred. =sagrario= _m_ sanctuary; a chapel (in a cathedral) serving as parish church, _say_ parochial chapel _or_ sagrario. =sajón= Saxon. =sala= _f_ hall, (large) room. =salida= _f_ start, going out, coming out, exit; (_esp. w._ =tener= _and adj._) (sudden) idea, impulse; =---- de tono= rudeness of speech. =saliente= salient, projecting. =salir= _i_ go out, come out, get out, leave (=de=); be drawn; =---- con= plump out, spring; =---- adelante= (_A._ =avante=) put the thing through (against difficulties). =salitre= _m_ saltpeter. =saliva= _f_ saliva. =saltar= _i or t_ leap, jump. =salto= _m_ leap, jump; =---- de agua= waterfall. =salud= _f_ health. =saludar= _t or i_ salute, greet. =Salustio= _m_ Sallust. =salutífero= salutiferous, health-bringing. =salvación= _f_ salvation. =salvador= saving, savior. =salvaguardia= _f_ safe-conduct. =salvaje= wild, savage (as uncivilized, not as ferocious), primitive, uncivilized. =salvar= _t_ save; pass over, overleap. =salvedad= _f_ saving clause, limitation. =salvo= safe, saved; _before noun_ saving, with deference to, without prejudice to, without denying. =San= _for_ =Santo= _before m. names of saints, that do not begin with unaccented_ =To= _or_ =Do=. =saneamiento= _m_ drainage. =sangre= _f_ (=hacer= draw) blood. =sangriento= bloody. =sanguijuela= _f_ leech. =sanguinario= sanguinary, bloody, bloody-minded. =sanguíneo= sanguine. =sano= healthy, sound, well; (of air) fresh, pure. =santiguar= _r_ make the sign of the cross, cross one's self. =santo= holy; saint; blessed. =saña= _f_ rabidness. =saquear= _t_ plunder, loot, pillage. =sarcasmo= _m_ sarcasm. =sarcófago= _m_ sarcophagus. =sargento= _m_ sergeant. =sarta= _f_ string (of strung objects). =Satanás= _m_ Satan. =satisfacción= _f_ satisfaction. =satisfacer= _t_ satisfy (=de= as to, =a= in, _w. ptc._ with); =--echo= self-satisfied (=de= over). =saudades= N =24= 30. =savia= _f_ sap. =sayón= _m_ (mediaeval) executioner. =sazón= _f_ season; =a la---- = then, at the time. =sazonar= _t_ season. =se= himself, herself, itself, themselves; _as acc., forms refl. verbs w. sense of Eng. i. or passive (less often of active t.), also in reciprocal sense or in sense of possibility, as_ =lo reduzco a esto= I reduce it to this, =se reduce a esto= it reduces to this, =verse= be seen, be to be seen, be visible, see each other, one sees, =asustarse= get scared; =hoy no se trabaja= no working to-day; _also used impersonally as_ =se me olvida= I forget _or as_ =se renuncia al auxilio= (_note the_ =a=) the aid is renounced; _as dat. often untr._; _w. intr. verbs the refl. sense is commonly 'not felt except in an extremely evanescent and obscure way' (Bello), but may be recognized as suggesting spontaneity or vigor (id.)_. =sé= _see_ =saber=. =sea= _see_ =ser=. =seca= _f_ drought. =secar= _t_ dry. =seco= dry; gruff; (of blows) sharp (_A._ 'strong, quick, and not loud'); _adv._ =--mente=. =secretaría= _f_ secretaryship, office of the secretary. =secretario= secretary. =secreto= secret; _m_ secret, secrecy. =secta= _f_ sect. =secuestrar= _t_ treat as a prisoner. =secundario= secondary. =sed= _f_ thirst. =sede= _f_ see. =seducir= _t_ seduce, beguile. =seductor= seductive, seducing, seducer. =seguida= _f_ sequence; =en---- = next, at once. =seguir= _t_ follow, go on with; _i_ go on, keep on (=por= in); =--do= consecutive, successive, running. =según= according to, in accordance with, as is; as; it seems to; to judge from; (_also_ =---- y conforme=) that depends; =---- está de= he is so. =segundo= second, secondary; _m_ second. =seguridad= _f_ security, assurance, certainty, safety. =seguro= (=tener por= be, make) sure, certain, sure-footed, safe; _adv._ =--mente= be sure to, beyond a doubt; =de---- = assuredly. =seis= six. =selección= _f_ selection. =selvicultura= _f_ forestry. =sellar= _t_ seal, stamp; N =64= 23. =semana= _f_ week. =semblante= look, expression; face. =semejante= like (=a=); such. =semejanza= _f_ likeness. =semejar=_i_ resemble (=a=). =semental= for breeding. =semestre= _m_ six months, semi-annual payment. =semilla= _f_ seed. =seminario= _m_ seminary (theological or other). =sencillez= _f_ simplicity. =sencillo= simple; _adv._ =--mente=. =senda= _f_ path. =sendos= _pl_ each =a=. =seno= _m_ bosom. =sensación= _f_ sensation. =sensibilidad= _f_ sensibility. =sensible= perceptible by the senses; painful. =sensiblería= _f nonce-word?_ sensitivism. =sentar= _t_ seat; lay on; _i w. dat._ become; _r_ sit down, sit. =sentencia= _f_ dictum, maxim, sentence (in law, not in grammar) decision. =sentencioso= sententious; _adv._ =--mente=. =sentido= _m_ sense, senses, purport; (=en= to) effect. =sentimental= sentimental. =sentimentalismo= _m_ sentimentalism. =sentimiento= _m_ sentiment, feeling. =sentir= _t_ feel, perceive, hear; be sorry (for, _acc._), regret; =tanto---- = feeling so much (_lit._ so much feeling, _taking_ feeling _as strictly verbal noun and not as an abstract which has become independent of the verb_). =seña= _f_ sign, signal, countersign. =señal= _f_ mark, token; signal (to do a thing). =señalar= _t_ mark; point to, point out. =señor= lord, gentleman, Mr., sir, master; _before other titles, nouns of kinship, etc., untr., but expressing respect;_ =---- mio= sir. =señorito= young gentleman, Mr., Master. =sepa= see =saber=. =separación= _f_ separation. =separar= _t_ part, separate. =sepulcro= _m_ tomb; =de---- = tomb-like. =sepultura= _f_ burial, burial-place, grave. =sequía= _f_ drought; (_not in A._) droughtiness. =ser= _i_ be (permanently, in essence); _auxiliary of passive; m_ being, creature; =es que= the fact is, the thing is, _or untr._; =lo que es= as to; =¿no es esto? ¿no es eso?= isn't that so? didn't you? won't he? _etc.; cf._ =él;---- de= become of. =seráfico= seraphic. =serenar= _t_ calm down. =serenidad= _f_ serenity, equanimity. =sereno= serene; _m_ night watchman. =serie= _f_ series. =seriedad= _f_ seriousness. =serio= serious, grave. =sermón= _m_ sermon. =sermoncillo= _m_ sermonette; _loosely_, palaver. =sermonear= _t_ lecture. =servicio= _m_ service; =de---- = on duty, in waiting, in use. =servidor= servant. =servidumbre= _f_ servitude, easement; household, servants. =servir= _t_ serve (=de= for, as); be good (be serviceable; =para= for); =para---- a usted= at your service. =seso= _m_ (good) sense; brain, _pl_ brains. =sesudo= sensible. =severidad= _f_ severity. =severo= severe, rigorous; _adv._ =--mente. =Sevilla= _f_ Seville. =sexagenario= sixty years old. =sexo= _m_ sex. =si= if; why _w. comma in Eng. ('to give emphasis or energy,' A._; _introducing the ground of an implied assertion, Bello_); now, _unaccented_; =---- no= if not, unless, else (N =64= 1); =un---- es no es= a bit, a trifle. =sí= _pr see_ =se=; _adv_ yes; indeed; _emphasizes positive statement in antithesis to_ =no=; (_also_ =---- que=) = _emphatic auxiliary_ do, _or emphasis on other auxiliary in Eng.; after_ =que= it is, I do, it is so, _etc._; =---- que lo es= it is, it is that (_accent_ 'is'); =un día---- y otro no= every other day. =sibarita= Sybarite, sybarite. =siembra= _f_ sowing, planting. =siempre= always, ever, still, right along; =---- que= whenever, provided that; =lo de---- = the same old story. =sien= _f_ temple. =siendo= _see_ =ser=. =siente= _see_ =sentir=. =sierra= _f_ saw; (jagged) mountain-range. =siete= seven; =guerra de los---- años= seven-year war, N =125= 19, _not the Seven Years' War_. =siglo= _m_ age, century. =significar= _t_ mean. =significativo= significant. =signo= _m_ sign, symbol. =sigo= _see_ =seguir=. =siguiente= following; =el---- = this; =día---- = morrow. =sílaba= _f_ syllable. =silbato= _m_ whistle. =silencio= _m_ silence. =silencioso= silent. =silla= _f_ chair. =sillón= _m_ armchair. =símbolo= _m_ symbol. =simpatía= _f_ sympathy; liking. =simpático= winning, genial, fascinating, agreeable, acceptable. =simple= simple. =simplote= simple indeed. =simular= _t_ simulate, make a pretense of. =sin= without;-less (_e.g._ =---- defensa= defenseless); _w. inf._ un-_w. adj. or ptc. (e.g._ =---- poder= unable, =---- ser oído= unheard); =---- que vieran= without their seeing. =sinceridad= _f_ sincerity. =sincero= sincere. =singular= peculiar, especial, rare, extraordinary. =singularidad= _f_ peculiarity, oddity, thing out of the common track. =siniestro= left (hand); sinister. =sino= _connecting words_ except, unless, but; anything but, anybody but (=---- a= to anything but, to anybody but); other than; _connecting clauses_ but _after neg._; =no parece---- que= it seems for all the world as if. =sintetizar= _t_ synthesize (_for Galdos' use cf._ =resumir= summarize). =síntoma= _m_ symptom. =siquiera= at least; _w. neg._ even. =sirena= _f_ Siren. =sirte= _f_ Syrtis (sandbanks of African coast; _Acts xxvii, 17_). =sirve= _see_ =servir=. =sirviente= (household) servant, domestic. =sistema= _m_ system, method. =sistemático= systematic. =sitio= _m_ place, spot, locality. =situación _f_ situation, position; state. =situado= (_ptc of_ =situar=) situated. =so= _m c_ you ... thing. =soberbia= _f_ arrogance, conceit, asperity. =soberbio= conceited; furious, wild, mad, all worked up; (_of horse_) spirited. =soborno= _m_ subornation, bribery, bribe, (pecuniary) inducements. =sobrar= _i_ be left over, be more than enough. =sobre= over, on, upon, above; about, as to; =---- todo= above all. =sobrenatural= supernatural. =sobreponer= _t_ set above. =sobresaliente= distinguished, eminent. =sobrevenir _t_ come over, come upon. =sobrinejo= no-account nephew, that nephew of---- 's. =sobrinillo, sobrinito,= little nephew, young nephew. =sobrino= nephew. =sobrio= temperate, moderate (=de= in). =socarrón= sly; _adv._ =--mente=. =social= social. =sociedad= _f_ society. =socio= colleague, member. =socorro= _m_ succor; =del S---- 62= 27. =sofá= _m_ sofa. =sofisma= _m_, =sofistería= _f_, sophistry. =sofocar= _t_ smother, suffocate. =sofoco= _m_ suffocation; disgust. =sol= _m_ sun. =solapado= veiled, dissembling. =soldadito= _m_ little soldier, dear soldier. =soldado= _m_ soldier. =soldadote= _m_ high and mighty soldier. =soldadura= _f_ solder, soldering. =soledad= _f_ solitude. =solemne= solemn; momentous; _adv._ =--mente=. =solemnidad= _f_ solemnity. =soler= _t_ be in the habit of, use to, be apt to, be wont to; =suele decirse= is commonly said. =solfa= _f_ music (by note); _c_ drubbing. =solicitar= _t_ solicit, beg, apply for; draw, attract. =solidaridad= _f_ solidarity. =sólido= solid; well founded. =solitario= solitary. =solo= only, single, solitary, alone; _adv._ =sólo= only, just; =a---- as= by one's self, in solitude; =tan sólo= merely. =soltar= _t_ let go, let out. =sollozar= _i_ sob. =sollozo= _m_ sob. =sombra= _f_ shadow, shade, the dark. =sombrear= _t_ enshadow. =sombrero= _m_ hat. =sombrío= gloomy. =someter= _t_ reduce to submission, subject; _r_ submit. =son= _verb see_ =ser=. =son= _m_ sound (of melody; _A._ 'a =sonido= that is pleasing to the ear; especially such as is artistically made'). =sonajear= _i_ jingle. =sonar= _i_ sound, sound out; =--do= famous, notable; =hacer---- = sound _t_. =sonido= _m_ sound. =sonoro= sonorous. =sonreír= _i_ smile. =sonrisa= _f_ smile. =sonrisilla= _f d of_ =sonrisa=. =sonrojo= _m_ blush. =sonrosado= pink, rosy. =sonsonete= _m_ patter, rat-a-tat (_A._ 'sound resulting from repeated small blows, imitating a musical note'); sneering tone. =soñador= dreamer. =sonar= _t_ dream of; _i_ dream =con= of (things), =en= of (actions). =sopicaldo= _m, not in A._ (dish of) soup (=caldo=) with bread shredded in (=sopas=). =soportar= _t_ stand, endure. =sordo= deaf; silent; faint, dull (sound). =sorprendente= surprising. =sorprender= _t_ surprise. =sorpresa= _f_ surprise. =sosegar= _t_ compose; =--do= calm, placid. =sosiego= _m_ composure, calmness. =sospecha= _f_ suspicion. =sospechar= _t_ suspect, _r_ there is a suspicion. =sospechoso= suspicious. =sostener= _t_ hold up, uphold, hold, maintain, carry on. =sotana= _f_ cassock. =Sr. = Señor=. =su= his, her, its, their; (_also_ =su ... de usted=) your. =suave= gentle, easy, soft; _adv._ =--mente=. =subida= _f_ ascent. =subir= _t_ raise, lift, carry up; _i_ go up, come up, climb up; = de tono= raise the key of one's voice, pitch one's voice higher. =súbito= sudden; =de---- = all of a sudden; _cf._ =improviso=; _adv._ =--mente=. =sublimar= _t_ exalt, raise to sublimity. =sublime= sublime; =lo---- = the sublimity. =sublimidad= _f_ sublimity, grand idea. =subsistir= _i_ persist, exist, last. =substancia= _f_ substance, essence, subsistence. =subterfugio= _m_ subterfuge. =suceder= _i_ occur, take place, happen; =--ido= _c_ thing that happened. =sucesivo= succeeding; successive; _adv._ =--mente=. =suceso= _m_ event, occurrence. =sucumbir= _i_ succumb. =sudar= _i_ sweat, perspire. =sudor= _m_ sweat, perspiration. =suegro= father-in-law. =sueldo= _m_ pay, salary. =suelo= _m_ ground, soil; floor. =suelta= _see_ =soltar=. =suelto= loose; odd; brisk; N =129= 5. =sueño= _m_ sleep; sleepiness; dream. =suerte= _f_ fortune; sort. =Suetonio= _m_ Suetonius. =sufrir= _t_ suffer. =sugerir= _t_ suggest. =sujeto= subject, subjected; _m_ subject; person. =sulfurar= _t_ get hot, get into a rage. =suma= _f_ sum; =en---- = in short. =sumaria= _f_ charges. =sumisión= _f_ submission, submissiveness. =sumiso= submissive. =sumo= the highest, the greatest; signal, extreme. =superar= _t_ outdo, beat. =superficial= superficial. =superior= superior; higher, upper. =superioridad= _f_ superiority. =superposición= _f_ overlaying, superposition. =superstición= _f_ superstition. =supersticioso= superstitious. =supino= supine; (_of ignorance_) careless, inexcusable, negligent. =súplica= _f_ supplication. =suponer= _t_ suppose, suppose to be; =vamos a---- = (let us) suppose; =por supuesto= of course. =suposición= _f_ supposition. =supremacía= _f_ supreme superiority. =supremo= supreme. =sur= _m_ south. =surgir= _i_ arise, spring up, crop up. =susceptible= susceptible; touchy, over-sensitive. =suscripción= _f_ (=hacer= take up) subscription. =susodicho= _lawyer's word_ aforesaid, _lit._ abovesaid. =suspender= _t_ suspend; lift into the air. =suspirar= _i_ sigh. =suspirito= _m d of_ =suspiro; S---- s= Sighie. =suspiro= _m_ sigh. =suspirón= ever-sighing, sighful. =sustentáculo= _m_ support. =sustentar= _t_ maintain. =sustituir= _t_ replace (this by that); _i (not in A._) take the place of (=a=). =susto= _m_ alarm, scare. =sutil= subtile, fine; light (hand); slender; ingenious. =sutileza= _f_ subtlety. =suyo= his _etc._, his _etc._ own; yours; =hacer de las---- as= be up to their tricks, N =7= 16.